Heatwaves Increase Emergency Admissions to Swiss Hospitals (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail0
Numerous studies have shown that heat increases mortality rates. 1,2 In Switzerland, for example, the hot summer of 2015 caused around 800 additional deaths. 3 Only a few studies, however, have invest
Digital Tool Improves Quality of Care for Children (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/news-detail/news/digital-tool-improves-quality-of-care-for-children
Nigeria has one of the highest under-5 mortality rates in the world, attributed mostly to poor access and quality of care. To combat this, digital clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are critical
Targeted Vaccination to Interrupt Rabies Transmission (News)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/news/targeted-vaccination-to-interrupt-rabies-transmission
The rabies virus is primarily (99%) transmitted to humans through dog bites. Thanks to massive oral vaccination programmes since the 1980s, rabies is now nearly eliminated in Europe. Indeed, the disea
Customize and setup the modular version of openIMIS for Health Insurance Board requirements (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/projects/project-detail/project/customize-and-setup-the-modular-version-of-openimis-for-health-insurance-board-requirements
This initiative aims to assist the Nepal Health Insurance Board (NHIB) in upgrading its legacy openIMIS to a full modular architecture, to develop new features on top of existing openIMIS modules, and
eLearning (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/study-with-us/elearning
eLearning - Programmes eLearning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. Information and communication systems, whether using the internet, local networks or CD/DVD, ser
The ‘shadow pandemic’ requires more than a shadow response (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/impact-stories/the-shadow-pandemic-requires-more-than-a-shadow-response
In a year that saw ‘ shadow pandemic ’ become part of the popular vernacular and with #metoo and other social movements globally such as # NiUnaMenos ,in our recent memory, more attention than ever ha
Health for All Project - Improving Population Health in Albania (News)
Swiss TPH has been actively involved in Albania since 2014. The current activities primarily focus on improving population health through the Health for All Project (HAP), a project funded by the Swis
Quality Improvement in Healthcare (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/scih/quality-improvement-in-healthcare
Quality Improvement in Healthcare Quality improvement in healthcare includes all mechanisms and interventions that aim to continually optimise how healthcare services are delivered to patients and pop
Photos (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/en/about/events/iahc-symposium-2024/photos
Photos and Downloads More than 350 experts and key stakeholders from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, policy and product development partnerships came together at our symposium to evaluate curre